MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

Did you know that over half of all postnatal depression (PPD) cases are never diagnosed? Including mine. For almost a year, I simply felt like I was failing as a mum. I believed everyone else was having a great time with their babies, just not me. I left the hospital with my newborn twins (who …

Feeling stressed as a mum? Well, let me rephrase this question. Feeling constnatly stressed? When your patience is paper thin, the noise never stops, and even the smallest thing (like your partner breathing too loudly) can push you over the edge…. It’s not easy at all. But here’s the thing you need to hear right …

They say ‘it takes a village’, but it seems there are no villages anymore! Motherhood is not all sunshine and rainbows.  Especially in this day and age – being a mum can feel incredibly hard and isolating. You’re exhausted, feeding your baby constantly, and juggling the endless list of chores. You love your baby more than …

50% of new mums battle postnatal depression in silence – and many don’t even recognise the condition. To put it another way, approximately every other mum leaves the hospital silently struggling. When I say this is a lot, it doesn’t quite capture the weight of it. It’s a scary lot. An alarming lot. Especially because …

When I was struggling with postpartum depression (also known as PPD or PND), I didn’t feel like myself anymore. It was like something took over my thoughts. I was constantly on edge, constantly anxious and agitated. I’d go through the motions: feed the baby, change the baby, try to smile when visitors came… but inside, …